Community Calendar

Thursday

Aug 30, 2007 at 9:48 AMAug 30, 2007 at 11:16 AM

EVENTS

- The Sam & Jim Acting Co. presents its latest production, "The Shape of Things" by Neil LaBute, tonight-Sept. 9 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. There will be no shows Monday and Tuesday. The show runs at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. For mature audiences only. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for those age 21 or under, age 65 and up and military vets or personnel. Advance and season tickets are available at Cristiano Ristorante, 724 High St., Houma, from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Call 217-0193.

- Downtown Live After 5, a free live concert series, will be from 5-10 p.m. Friday in Courthouse Square in downtown Houma. Busta Brown will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Food and drinks will be sold. Call Anne Picou at 873-6408.

- The first Victory Fest will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Victory Fest is a free citywide evangelistic outreach event starring two Christian bands, By the Tree and The Turning.

- A free outdoor screening of the film "To Kill a Mockingbird" will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 W. Park Ave., Houma. The screening will kick off The Big Read project, a nationwide effort to get Americans involved in reading. The project is using Harper Lee’s "To Kill a Mockingbird" as a central point for activities.

- The Terrebonne Livestock Association will sponsor a Horse Show Sunday at the Houma Airbase Arena, 221 Moffet Road, Houma. The event is free, open to the public and begins at 9 a.m. and includes judged events. Refreshments will be sold. Call Beth Lovell at 580-2445 or Donna Price at 594-7545.

- A book discussion group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the second-floor boardroom of the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, to talk about "Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory. Facilitator will be Jackie Jackson.

- The Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, will host a free series of readings and discussions about the literature of immigration and acculturation in modern America. The Readings in Literature and Culture, or RELIC, program will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning Wednesday and running through Oct. 10. Daryl Holmes and Paul Leslie, professors at Nicholls State University, will conduct the sessions. The program is free, but advance registration is suggested. Call 876-5851.

- The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band will present a Patriotic Library Concert at 2 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. The concert is in memory of the events of Sept. 11. Music will include pop, big band and marches. Free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to wear red, white and blue. Call Brett Bourg at 594-2266, visit www.htcb.org, or e-mail info@htcb.org.

- The Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, will host "Around-the-World Enchantment @ the Library" with Calliope Puppets performing at 2 p.m. Sept. 8 for prekindergartners through third-graders. Free and open to the public.

- Art After Dark, an annual arts event, will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 8 throughout downtown Houma. Admission is free.

- The St. Ann-Bourg KC Fishing Rodeo will be Sept. 8-9 with headquarters at the St. Ann Community Center. The rodeo includes adult and children’s divisions, fresh water and salt water. Call Carol Bascle Jr. at 594-1882.

- The South Louisiana Community Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra, ages 6 to 15, will present a Grandparents Day Concert at 3 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Houma Municipal Auditorium, 880 Verret St., Houma. General admission is $5 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased for $3 from Fabregas Music Store in Houma. All grandparents get in free. Refreshments will be served after the concert. Call Bonnie Le at 853-2094.

- The Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, will offer a series of classes on Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 10-12. The class will be taught by Betty Lyons, a Master Teacher in Ikebana. The classes are free and open to the public, but registration is required as class size is limited. Participants are strongly urged to attend all three classes and must bring flower clippers and a bucket. To register, call 876-5158.

- After School Club for first- and second-graders, 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive. Registration is required. Call 575-2639.

- "Tarpon for a Day" story time, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 11, South Lafourche Branch Library, 16241 E. Main St., Galliano.

- Workers with the Terrebonne Parish Registrar of Voters’ office will be at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, on Sept. 11 to register eligible voters. The deadline to register to vote in the October election is Sept. 19.

- Louisiana Public Broadcasting will interview local World War II veterans and their families from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, as part of "The War," a new seven-part, 14-hour series on the largest military conflict in world history. LPB is joining with the Library of Congress and other PBS stations to record and preserve the stories of those who served in World War II. All veterans or family members of veterans are invited to share their stories during the upcoming discussion.

- After School Club for third- and fourth-graders, 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Gibson Branch Library, 6363 Bayou Black Drive. Registration is required. Call 575-2639.

- Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne will present the John Patrick comedy "Curious Savage" Sept. 13-23 at the playhouse, 7829 Main St., Houma. The play will run at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. There will be no show Sept. 22, but two shows on Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 each for the general public. Season tickets are also available. Call 876-4278.